So, we’re at JFK airport as i write this, having spent 6 days in the home of capitalism and consumerism (and
probably a whole lot of other -isms). We didn’t take too many photos this week.
It’s a hard city to capture. It was such a crazy experience to come here after
Cuba.
We did heaps of touristy things:
went to the 9/11 memorial sight, which we thought was really well done, went on
a food tour of Chinatown and also of Greenwich Village, went to the top of the
Rockefeller Centre to take in the view, went to MoMA and the Metropolitan
Museum of Art and saw amazing paintings and sculptures, saw a Weegee exhibition
at the International Centre of Photography, went to the Opera at the Lincoln
Centre, and took the subway everywhere.
Highlights: (1) the friendliness
of New Yorkers. For example, we were given free opera tickets by a guy on the
street one night because he couldn’t make it. The performance of Madam
Butterfly was spectacular even for two people who don’t really appreciate
opera. Otherwise, people were helpful, interested and generally really lovely.
(2) the food. I’m not sure you
can truly appreciate this unless you’ve spent a bit of time in Cuba. We had
amazing Chinese food from Dim Sum Go-Go and the Pecking Duck House in Chinatown,
good Italian from a cute restaurant called Mercato and delicious Italian pastry
from Rocco’s, the best cookies I have ever tasted from Milk & Cookies, and
really good burgers from this little whole in the wall type place called Burger Joint hidden away inside the lobby of a fancy hotel.
(3) it’s not really a highlight,
but - the city. It’s awesome. There is so much variety, so much happening, so
many options and a friendly vibe to top it all off. If you haven’t yet been to
NYC, put it on your bucket list. If you have been, hopefully you’ve been able
to reminisce a little
x
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| View from the top of the Rockefeller Centre |
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| Obligatory Times Square shot |
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| This picture is for Fraser - Fray, this is what rugby is to New Yorkers - Ralph Lauren in Greenwich Village |
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| Gelato on a stick (o.m.g!) |
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| Hope, II, Gustav Klimt painting from MoMA |
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| Dying Bull, Pablo Picasso at the Met |
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| Chinatown |
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| Chef from the Pecking Duck House |
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| Chinatown tea store |
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| Ground Zero Memorial |
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| Milk & Cookies Bakery, Greenwich Village |
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| The Milk & Cookies delivery car :) |
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| A bike with a scarf to keep it warm |
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| Radio City Music Hall |
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| At the Metropolitan Opera |
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| At Mercato |
Ola Bridie & Hamish,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your invitation to dine with you in Outram. Don m'avait donne l'adresse de votre blog pour suivre les etapes de votre tour du monde. The photos are incroyables and unbelievable, I realise how is beautiful our planete, how is diverse the human culture if we just open our hearts, and follow our dreams. Je reviens toujours sur une parole d'un fameux musicien: "La vie est si belle et je serai l'homme le plus heureux si le demon n'avait place son sejour dans mes oreilles", sur ce, je vous souhaite bonne continuation, bon courage, and toute la chance.
Cheers,
Ali.
Ola Bridie & Hamish
ReplyDeleteI forget to tell you that I will attend EGU meeting in Vienna between 22-27 Apr, after I travel to Morocco and will be there from 28 Apr to 10 May. I will be fantastic if you manage to visit me home in the south east of Morocco (Errachidia).
http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?q=29+minto+street&hl=en&ll=-45.897834,170.516653&spn=0.013141,0.04107&sll=-41.244772,172.617188&sspn=28.997261,84.111328&vpsrc=6&hnear=29+Minto+St,+Andersons+Bay+9013,+Otago&t=h&z=15
You have my e-mail address, or please ask Don for it.
Looking forward to meet you in Morocco insha'allah.
Ali.
Sorry:
ReplyDeleteErrachidia on google maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1600&bih=685&q=errachidia+morocco&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0xd984a900c95d9db:0xe364e4f136aef8b3,Er+Rachidia,+Morocco&ei=2thrT9XsGKaOiAe_ytHZBQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=2&sqi=2&ved=0CD4Q8gEwAQ
Cheers,
Ali.